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The "Sexy" Seagull Sculpture That Scandalized a Coastal City
Donna Dodson's "Seagull Cinderella" is returning for public display again in New Bedford, Massachusetts, reigniting old concerns about the "bird with boobs."
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Israeli Scholars and Artists Call Occupation of Palestine "Apartheid"
Hundreds have signed a letter urging Jewish leaders in the US to speak up against the violent oppression and ethnic cleansing inflicted on the Palestinian people.
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Artists Decry “Censorship” of Shepard Fairey Anti-Police Artwork
The city of Mesa canceled a series of shows of political street art just weeks after the museum refused to withdraw Fairey’s work depicting a police officer in riot gear.
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Wildfires in Hawaiʻi Engulf Cultural and Historic Sites
Losses in Maui include the Na ‘Aikane o Maui Cultural Center, the Baldwin Home Museum, and the 122-year-old Pioneer Inn.
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Innovative Abstract Painter Brice Marden Dies at 84
Marden, who would often work and rework a painting for years, pushed abstraction in a new direction.
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O'Shae Sibley Vigil Shows a Community Fighting for Justice
Photographs of a memorial at the gas station where Sibley was killed convey anger, loss, and a unified message: “We are done dying in silence.”
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Guggenheim Museum Workers Ratify First Union Contract
The agreement guarantees wage increases and improved benefits for approximately 150 staffers.
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Artist Jeffrey Gibson Sues Chicago Gallery
Gibson alleges that Kavi Gupta withheld more than $500,000 in payments, a claim the gallery denies.
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Museum Settles With Translator Whose Work Was Used Without Permission
Yilin Wang’s translations of Chinese poems were initially included in a British Museum show without her approval and without compensation.
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Indigenous Artist’s "Defund the Police" Banner Removed from Oregon Exhibition
Demian DinéYazhi’ says the Chehalem Cultural Center has "chosen to stand on the side of conservative extremism and fear.”
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Philadelphia Unveils Proposals for New Harriet Tubman Statue
After a year of controversy, the city has narrowed down five options for a monument to the activist and abolitionist.
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Open Letter Calls On British Museum to Drop BP Name
A missive signed by 80 artists and activists including Nan Goldin draws parallels between the oil giant and the Sackler family, whose name has been removed from institutions worldwide.